Ecuador SUPERCIAS: Portal de Informacion is JS plus captcha

TL;DR. Ecuador’s corporate supervisor is SUPERCIAS. The live registryUrl https://www.supercias.gob.ec 302s to /portalscvs/index.htm (HTTP 200, title www.supercias.gob.ec, IBM WebSphere; “Javascript” disabled warning). https://appscvsmovil.supercias.gob.ec/PortalInformacion/index.html is HTTP 200, title Portal de Informacion, with “Sorry, JavaScript must be enabled” and Google reCAPTCHA. Instant and Free search are not live-cited. The string gratuita on the agency home is a news headline about AML training, not a registry tariff. priceMax 0 means Unknown. captchaOr2fa Captcha.

What is the official Ecuador business registry?

Ecuador’s commercial companies are regulated and registered by the Superintendencia de Companias, Valores y Seguros (SUPERCIAS), an autonomous government body established under the Ley de Companias. SUPERCIAS oversees the incorporation, reform, dissolution, and liquidation of commercial companies, and administers the public securities market and insurance sector. Its mandate covers all private-law commercial entities: anonymous companies (Sociedad Anonima, S.A.), limited liability companies (Compania de Responsabilidad Limitada, Cia. Ltda.), branches of foreign companies, holding companies, and recently introduced simplified companies (Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada, SAS).

The official registry search interface cited in prior drafts is the Portal de Informacion at https://appscvsmovil.supercias.gob.ec/PortalInformacion/index.html (HTTP 200, title Portal de Informacion). Live copy: Sorry, JavaScript must be enabled. Change your browser options, then try again. The same HTML loads Google reCAPTCHA. This check does not treat that page as a working no-JS search UI. Direct HTTPS GET of https://appscvsmovil.supercias.gob.ec/portaldedocumentos/index.zul returns HTTP 200, title Portal de Documentos y Publicaciones, a ZK JavaScript shell (noscript: Sorry, JavaScript must be enabled). SOCKS 127.0.0.1:1080 was not listening on this run, so an HTTP 500 from another vantage was not re-fetched. This check does not describe a working zul search.

Ecuador adopted USD as its official currency in 2000, a status that has remained stable since. All pricing, capital figures, and financial filings are denominated in USD. This eliminates the currency conversion complications common in other LatAm registry searches.

SUPERCIAS also maintains the Registro Mercantil function for the securities market. For companies listed on the Bolsa de Valores de Quito or Guayaquil, additional filings are made through the securities portal. General commercial company searches do not require accessing securities-specific data.

What can you search?

The Portal de Informacion HTML on this check is a JS plus captcha wall. Name, expediente, and RUC search fields were not in the fetched no-JS body. Instant results are not live-cited.

How much does it cost?

priceMax 0 means Unknown, not verified free. Instant is not live-cited. The agency-home string gratuita is “capacitacion gratuita en prevencion de lavado de activos” (AML training news), not a search tariff. Ecuador is dollarized; that is a currency fact, not a fee cite.

Do you need a local account or ID?

The Portal de Informacion page is JS plus reCAPTCHA. No-account search was not observed past that wall. accountRequired remains No for the agency home; captchaOr2fa is Captcha on the portal HTML.

Is the website in English?

No. The SUPERCIAS portal and all registry interfaces are in Spanish only. There is no English-language version. Company names, corporate purposes, and document descriptions are in Spanish. Foreign compliance buyers will need translation capability for document review. A main search box and tabular results were not observed past the Portal de Informacion JS plus reCAPTCHA wall.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. Instant is not live-cited. The Portal de Informacion GET is a JS wall, not a timed result.

Is there an API?

No API is live-cited on the fetched SUPERCIAS HTML. The consultaCompanias.jsf path returned HTTP 404 on this check.

What you legally cannot do

SUPERCIAS terms of use prohibit:

• Automated bulk extraction or scraping of the Portal de Informacion
• Commercial redistribution of registry data without SUPERCIAS authorization
• Misrepresentation of SUPERCIAS data as independently verified or certified

Compliance buyers using SUPERCIAS data for CDD, KYC, or AML monitoring purposes are within permitted use. Documenting the stated purpose of each query as part of an internal audit trail is good practice. Ecuador’s data protection framework (Ley Organica de Proteccion de Datos Personales, in force since 2021) applies to personal data held in registry records; compliance use for KYC purposes is generally within permissible processing grounds.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• RUC is the anchor identifier. The RUC (Registro Unico de Contribuyentes) is Ecuador’s unified taxpayer and entity identifier, managed by the Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI). For legal entities, the RUC is a 13-digit number starting with the two-digit province code (e.g., 17 for Pichincha/Quito). Always search by RUC if you have it; company names can have variants or orthographic differences that create missed matches. Cross-reference the RUC at srienlinea.sri.gob.ec for tax status confirmation.
• Check status field carefully. SUPERCIAS status codes for an entity include Activa (active), Disuelta (dissolved), En Liquidacion (in liquidation), and Cancelada (canceled). An entity labeled Activa is currently registered and in good standing with SUPERCIAS filing requirements; one labeled Cancelada has been removed from the registry.
• Annual financial filings. Companies with assets above the SUPERCIAS threshold are required to file annual financial statements with SUPERCIAS. Direct HTTPS GET of the documents portal (index.zul) is a ZK JavaScript shell (HTTP 200, title Portal de Documentos y Publicaciones, JavaScript required), not a working search. Balance-sheet and income-statement retrieval is not live-cited from this vantage.
• SAS entity type. Ecuador introduced the Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada (SAS) in 2020 as a simplified corporate form. SAS entities appear in the SUPERCIAS portal alongside traditional Cia. Ltda. and S.A. forms. SAS entities have lighter filing requirements and may have less financial data available.
• FATF status. Confirm at fatf-gafi.org. Not restated from the JS portal HTML.
• Foreign branches. Foreign companies operating branches in Ecuador register those branches with SUPERCIAS. Branch records appear in the Portal de Informacion under the branch’s local expediente. The parent company’s foreign registry data is referenced but not reproduced in the Ecuadorian record.

Alternatives if you cannot access SUPERCIAS directly

• Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates may index SUPERCIAS filings. Not a live SUPERCIAS working-UI cite.
• SRI portal (srienlinea.sri.gob.ec): HTTP 200 then JS redirect to sri-en-linea. Not treated as Instant/Free search.

Local data suppliers

No independent commercial credit bureau URL was live-verified for Ecuador on this check. This check does not invent a replacement supplier URL. Use SUPERCIAS for the authoritative corporate filing record.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Ecuador registry directly?

The agency home is reachable. The Portal de Informacion path is JS plus captcha. Instant and Free search are not live-cited.

What is the RUC number in Ecuador?

The RUC (Registro Unico de Contribuyentes) is Ecuador’s primary identifier for legal entities and individuals engaged in economic activity. For legal entities (companies), the RUC is 13 digits, starting with the two-digit province code followed by a sequential number and a check digit. The RUC is issued by the Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) and is the same identifier used in SUPERCIAS records, tax filings, and customs systems.

What entity types are registered with SUPERCIAS?

SUPERCIAS registers private commercial companies: Sociedad Anonima (S.A.), Compania de Responsabilidad Limitada (Cia. Ltda.), Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada (SAS), Compania en Nombre Colectivo, Compania en Comandita Simple and por Acciones, holding companies, and branches of foreign companies. Sole proprietors and civil associations are registered with other authorities; government-owned entities appear in a separate registry.

Does Ecuador have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

A public UBO registry was not fetched on this check. This check does not invent one.

How current is the data in the SUPERCIAS portal?

Data in the Portal de Informacion reflects filings processed by SUPERCIAS. The system updates on a rolling basis as companies complete their filing obligations. For corporate events such as director changes or capital amendments, data typically appears within a few business days of SUPERCIAS processing the relevant instrument. Annual financial statement data for qualifying companies appears after the annual filing period closes.

Is Ecuador on the FATF grey list?

Confirm at fatf-gafi.org.

What is the difference between the registry and tax/financial filings?

SUPERCIAS maintains the corporate registry. SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas) holds tax registration (RUC). SUPERCIAS financial filings were not live-cited past the JS portal wall on this check.

Last verified: 2026-09-03. Sources: live GET of www.supercias.gob.ec (HTTP 200 portalscvs); PortalInformacion JS plus reCAPTCHA; Direct HTTPS GET of portaldedocumentos/index.zul HTTP 200 ZK JS shell (not a working search; SOCKS not listening); srienlinea.sri.gob.ec HTTP 200 JS redirect. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.